Rebel Wolves: Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 Game Director Launches New Studio to Create “Holy Grail of Computer RPGs”

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Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a 17-year veteran of CD PROJEKT RED who served as the game director on The Witcher 3 and head of production/secondary game director on Cyberpunk 2077, has announced a brand-new studio called Rebel Wolves.



Staffed with other former CD PROJEKT RED employees and talent who worked on titles such as The Witcher series, Cyberpunk 2077, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and Shadow Warrior 2, Rebel Wolves is already hard at work on its debut game that, according to Tomaszkiewicz, is aiming to be “the holy grail of computer RPGs.” The title has been described as a single-story, open-world dark fantasy RPG, one that is scheduled for release in 2025.



When asked as to whether Rebel Wolves would adopt the latest trends such as metaverses and NFTs, Tomaszkiewicz replied that his games won’t have them. “It’s very simple. We won’t have them...

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[Peter_Brosdahl]

I wish them good luck. Sounds like they may've been the best part of CDPR. Only time will tell. Here's hoping they can get a quality game in time to keep the bills paid and move forward from there. Having a new-old blood team form its own studio could be an awesome thing.

 

[Grimlakin]

This is how studios are created and I hope it works well. But I'm not holding my breath. I did thst with star citizen promising an all star cast.

 

[MadMummy76]

There were several stories like this of "industry veterans" setting up their own companies, and rarely came anything out of these attempts. Most don't even make it to announcing a title, let alone releasing something big.